Otter@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comimagemessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1576arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1572arrow-down1imageWhat are some exceptions to the standards problem?www.explainxkcd.comOtter@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down2·4 days agoUSB has worked pretty well IMO
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up59·4 days agoYeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up31·4 days agoor the cursed double ended USB-A cables
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·4 days agoMy main complaint about USB is the cables. There’s no way of knowing what standards and data speeds the cable may support.
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-23 days agoThey’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoYour typo makes your comment really confusing because it means the opposite of what you meant to write.
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up18·4 days ago“looks inside” meme with the “oh. oh no” meme spliced onto the end
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-23 days agoUSB , mini USB, type C USB, iphone bs, do those not count?
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoUSB-C is the latest standard. Try buying a phone, mouse or headphones swith mini USB these days.
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoNot compared to what we had before usb It used to be 100% proprietary for everything
USB has worked pretty well IMO
Yeah just don’t pay too close attention to the unofficial power delivery protocols.
or the cursed double ended USB-A cables
My main complaint about USB is the cables. There’s no way of knowing what standards and data speeds the cable may support.
They’ve now, at least, released a standard set of markings. Basically, the data speed in Gb and the power capacity in Watts will be printed on the connector. Whether chinese suppliers will bother complying is another matter.
Your typo makes your comment really confusing because it means the opposite of what you meant to write.
Edited to fix. 👍
“looks inside” meme with the “oh. oh no” meme spliced onto the end
USB , mini USB, type C USB, iphone bs, do those not count?
USB-C is the latest standard. Try buying a phone, mouse or headphones swith mini USB these days.
Not compared to what we had before usb
It used to be 100% proprietary for everything